diff --git a/src/ce_common.pas b/src/ce_common.pas
index d423c203..6d901702 100644
--- a/src/ce_common.pas
+++ b/src/ce_common.pas
@@ -917,7 +917,7 @@ var
   proc: TProcess;
   lst: TStringList;
   stripChars: TSysCharSet;
-  var lstText: AnsiString;
+  lstText: AnsiString;
 begin
   Result := 0;
   stripChars := ['"'];